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One Million Years B.C.

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6.1/10 • 211

1966-11-241h 40m

AdventureFantasy

Travel back through time and space to the edge of man's beginnings... discover a savage world whose only law was lust!

As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. When two people from opposing clans fall in love, existing conventions are shattered forever as each tribe struggles for supremacy and Man embarks on his tortuous voyage of civilization.

Directors
Don Chaffey
Editors
Tom Simpson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Raquel Welch

    Raquel Welch

    Loana

  2. John Richardson

    John Richardson

    Tumak

  3. Percy Herbert

    Percy Herbert

    Sakana

  4. Robert Brown

    Robert Brown

    Akhoba

  5. Martine Beswick

    Martine Beswick

    Nupondi

  6. Jean Wladon

    Jean Wladon

    Ahot

  7. Lisa Thomas

    Lisa Thomas

    Sura

  8. Yvonne Horner

    Yvonne Horner

    Ullah

  9. Malya Nappi

    Malya Nappi

    Tohana

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John Chard

Apr 6, 2016

7/10

What say you fuzzy britches? For their 100th release, Hammer Films remade the 1940 cavemen groaner One Million B.C. It would prove to be a roaring box office success, whilst simultaneously making Raquel Welch an iconic poster girl and Ray Harryhausen an even bigger hero. Plot is slight. Two tribes exist in prehistoric times, the Rock People and the Shell People. The former are more aggressive and basic, the latter more forward and assured. Tumak (John Richardson) of the Rocks and Loana (Welch) wind up together, fighting prejudices and lots of giant beasties! Hooray! That's really it, the message is clear but ultimately we are here for the dinosaurs and giant creatures (well OK, the scantily clad cave dwellers as well), with Harryhausen once again showing why he was a legend in his field of animation. With good fights, a bit of sexy sizzle and a volcanic finale, it's all good really. It's no history lesson of course, but as Harryhausen was wont to say, they wasn't making a film for history professors! 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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